The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-30
In Brief.


In Brief
There is now not an indicted person in the
| county jail
fine horse belonging to Harry Adams was
| stolen from his pasture, on Baltimore avenue,
Thursday night
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
Ernest a. Wadlack and Mollie Hickman, Robert
Carson and Sophrina Street
Christian Hartman has qualified as guardian of
Mary Hartman. minor VINO has fallen heir to a
small tract of land in En- gland.
City Civil Engineer Shearer has received word
from Canton. o.. that the iron-work for the Hi
nois-street tunnel will be ready for shipment in
ten days. The contractors for building the tun-
ne VIII begin work Monday. and. with good
luck, expect to have it completed By Oct. l.
A Loss THAT CAUSED INSANITY.
Timothy Nolan. ffty-eight years of age. re-
siding at No. 80 West Washington street, has
become insane from brooding over the loss of a
considerable sum of money by the failure of
Fletcher q Sharpe's bank, and was yesterday
committed to the hospital He laborng
man, and all of his earnings of years we're de-
posted In the bank when it collapsed e.a
FELL UNDER TRAIN.
William D. Porter. travelling salesman for e.
G. Atkins & Co.. fell between cars on passen-
ger train near Vineennes yesterday morning and
was instantly killed. He was married and lived
at No. 665 North Tenth Tennessee street He
had been in the employ of E. G. Atkins g. Co.
for three years, and was a very valuable man.
His relatives all live In Connecticut. and his re-
mains will be shipped to that State this after
noon for burial.
AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED DARKNESS.
fue in one OF the boilers at the Brush Elec-
trio Light Company's engine room burst last
night at $3.50 o'clock, which neeessitated the
stopping of the machinery The only place
greatly disconnected by the lights going out
was the Union depot, no gas-jets are left burn
ing there and when the lights suddenly went
out the place was left in total darkness. 1t
happened that there were trains in at the
time. The passenger traffic. which is always
heavy at IL o'clock. was handled in the dark
without any accident
SUING Fo BIG COMMISSION.
suit of considerable Importance, brought by
Fred P. Rush & Co, against James w. Thomp-
son and John W. French. of Hendricks county,
has come to the Superior Court of this county,
on a change of venue from Hendricks. Two
years ago, alleged by Rush & Co. they
bought at the instance of Thompson and French
a large quantity of grain, pork ribs. etc. For
the purchase they we're to receive a commission
amounting to something 81. 000 The
amount, they claim, has never been paid. and
they ask judgment for the amount and S., 900
damages for being deprived Of the use of the
money.
woRKMAN's HORRIBLE DEATH.
John Hermann, workman employed with
Emerich, Paulini 6 Co.'S furniture factory, on
Morris screet, met with horrible death early
yesterday morning When the factory nachn-
cry started at o'clock he attempted to slip a
belt a wheel and had his clothing caught in
the shafting. No one was near at hand and he
was hurled around the shaft hundred times
more before his 'sition was discovered and the
machinery stopped. His head was crushed and
his right arm and leg broken. DR.. Pfaff
called Immediately. but he died soon after being
loosened from the machinery. He married
and had one child.
RECKLESS BUT HARMLESS SHOOTING.
Alfred NJ. Preston, the editor and publisher of
the Pythian Journal, residing at $50 East Yer
mont street. created sensation at IL o'clock
last night by shooting at his mother and his wife
twice. and his brother, Charles L. Preston. three
times. None Of the shots took effect He was
sitting talking with his wife aoout going to the
depot to meet friend expected on a late train,
and suddenly to a drawer, got out
his revolver and began firing at her. She
down stairs with him following her. When the
front yard was reached, he EN- piled the revolver
at his mother and brother. The latter ran to
the statIon-house and notified the police who
arrested Mr. Preston for shooting with intent
to kill He claims that the shots were fred for
fun only, but the other members of the family
say he has given evidence recently of mental
disorder. and think the strange action may be
explained in that way
ANOTHER EXTREMELY HOT DAY.
The reporters who climbed four flights of
stairs mp to Observer Wappenhan's quarters last
evening were greeted with the dscouraging re.
matk: There are indications for any relief"
Indianapolis experienced the hottest day of the
week yesterday, but there were several cities in
the Mississippi valley that suffered much more
The highest temperature here yesterday was 97o.
At Lacrosse Omaha. Des Moinos. Leayen worth.
Fort Sill and Louisville the temperature was
1902. At 2 o'clock Springfield, ILL.,, Dodge City
and Fort Smith were above Indianapolis. with
9So. Along with Iudianapolish were Keokuk, St.
Louis. Dubuque aud Cairo At Chicago it was but
94o. and at nearly all the Southern stations 90o
the limit reached. There was rain al but
two points in the United States yesterday
and there is no hope whatever for any here
soon. With the temperature going at nearly
all the points around Indianapolis still warmer
weather may be expected here to- oy, and per-
haps for several days. There only two
cases of prostration reported during the day.
One of the victims was Thomas Duffy
gineer at the Grand Hotel and the other, VIM.
Stewart, an employs of the Sarven wheel
works. living at No. GO Ann street